Locks that work

didn't know where to put this really, but I wanted to vent a bit, quite angry

someone tried to nick my bike today. It's not even a nice bike (the lock was the most I'd ever spent on it), it was 'hidden' in an underground car park. Luckily they must have had shit cutters or got disturbed, because they only cut through the outer metal tubes of my cable lock, didn't even scratch the inner cable. I'm 90% through building quite a nice bike and I'm wondering if it's worth finishing it. Of course I was going to spend quite a lot on a decent D lock when i started commuting on it but this kind of thing really makes me sad. My friend from work had a 36 hour old Langster stolen from round the corner about 2 weeks ago. Bastards.

It was a £40 magnum 'bicycle gold' rated cable, looks pretty heavy duty. It looks like it worked to an extent in any case, and I'm so happy they didn't manage to get it for whatever reason. I've been thinking about locks lately anyway (funny how it happens like this), looks like I've got a good few pages of reading up here to do!

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If you want faith in your lock, steer clear of [U]ANY* cable locks as your main lock!
I personally use a Krypto Mini NY Fagheddaboutit.
I dont really lock for long periods of time, and usually keep an eye out.

i'd probably use a cable extension for the front wheel, if i was locking for longer periods.